Accessibility

For People Who Want

• To Explore via Vehicle
• To Camp
• To Picnic
• Trail Access
• Multimedia Presentations
• Audio and Written Transcriptions

Everyone Can Enjoy the Parkway

The Parkway is generally accessible, and we strive to provide meaningful experiences to all people. 

If your questions concerning accessibility are unanswered after reading information in this section of our website, please contact us.

Access to the Parkway is free for everyone. You can learn about the The America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Access Pass—or more simply, the Access Pass—which provides a wide range of discounts on activities and services when you visit federal lands that charge fees. The pass is available online or at other locations where park passes are sold. (The Parkway does not sell passes.)

Some Parkway brochures are available in Braille, and most public facilities within the Parkway are wheelchair accessible as are the pull offs and overlooks found along the drive. Each campground has handicapped accessible campsites.

We provide closed captions and audio descriptions on all of our videos. 

 

Where to Go?

Each Site Lists Accessible Options

 

Overview of the Natchez Trace Parkway

Click here to hear an overview description or read the transcript.

There are numerous activities along the Natchez Trace Parkway that are accessible to people with varying abilities.

The table below has descriptions and links to accessible information. It starts near Natchez at mile post 0 and milepost numbers increase as the Parkway leads you north to Nashville.


Our videos are all audio described and captioned. Visit our multimedia page and follow the links to videos, audio descriptions, and more.
Photos & Multimedia - Natchez Trace Parkway (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)

 

Accessible Options by Milepost

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Milepost	Facility	Services Available	Links to More Information
8	Exhibit Shelter	Info Panel A "10,000 Years of History"	Jump to Audio Description and Transcription
8	Exhibit Shelter	Info Panel B "Pathway to the Past"	Jump to Audio Description and Transcription
8	Exhibit Shelter	Info Panel C "Territorial Lifeline"	Jump to Audio Description and Transcription
8	Exhibit Shelter	Info Panel D "A Hard Trip Home"	Jump to Audio Description and Transcription
10	Emerald Mound	Info Panel A "A Remarkable Feat"	Jump to Audio Description and Transcription
10	Emerald Mound	Info Panel B "A Well-Organized Society"	Jump to Audio Description and Transcription
10	Emerald Mound	Info Panel C "Still Sacred"	Jump to Audio Description and Transcription
10	Emerald Mound	Info Panel D "One Mound Among Many"	Jump to Audio Description and Transcription
15.5	Mount Locust	Restroom, exhibit shelter, and grounds of historic house	Jump to Mount Locust
17.5	Coles Creek	Restroom, designated picnic table	Jump to Coles Creek
54.8	Rocky Springs	Restrooms in campground, designated campsite with picnic table	Jump to Rocky Springs
102.4	Parkway Information Cabin (closed)	Restrooms and paved multi-use recreational trail	Jump to Chisha Foka Trail
122.6	River Bend	Restrooms, designated picnic table	Jump to River Bend
154.3	Holly Hill	Restrooms, designated picnic table
159.9	Kosiusko Visitor Center	Restrooms, city visitor center
193.1`	Jeff Busby	Restrooms, designated campsite with picnic table	Jump to Jeff Busby Picnic Area Jeff Busby Campground
232.4	Bynum Mounds	Loop trail to exhibit shelter and mounds, slight grade	Jump to Bynum Mound
233.2	Witch Dance	Restrooms, designated picnic table	Jump to Witch Dance
261.8	Chickasaw Village	Exhibit shelter and stry to the hiking trail, Natchez Trace National Scenic trail.	Jump to: Chickasaw Village Site Audio Descriptions Blackland Praire Trail
266	Parkway Visitor Center	Restroom, visitor center, nature trail. The park film is closed captioned and audio described. A Braille trail guide to the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail is available.	Jump to Parkway Visitor Center
327.3	Colbert Ferry	Restroom at boat launch, designated picnic table	Jump to Colber Ferry: Stand Site Boat Ramp and Picnic area
364.5	Glenrock Branch	Restrooms	Jump to Glennrock Branch
377.8	Jacks Branch	Restrooms	Jump to Jacks Branch
385.9	Meriwether Lewis	Restrooms, visitor center (hours vary), interpretive trail, designated campsite with picnic table	Jump to Meriwether Lewis Burial Monument Interpretive Trail
407.7	Gordon House Historic Site	Trail to interpretive exhibits near home	Jump to Gordon House
427.9	Garrison Creek	Restrooms	Jump to Garrison Creek

In addition to the above locations, each pullout along the Parkway has a routed sign that can be read from the vehicle. Interpretive signs at trailheads and parking areas are also wheelchair accessible.